Umlani Bush Camp
Home of the White Lion
Umlani Bushcamp is a classic African safari camp located in the Timbavati
Private Nature Reserve, which forms part of the Greater Kruger National
Park.
The Lodge
This authentic camp is the ultimate experience of true
wilderness and seclusion. Accommodating only 16 guests in traditional
African reed and thatch huts. Umlani's philosophy of simplistic luxury
and 'getting back to nature' is enhanced by the romance of operating
without electricity.
Enjoy the warm atmosphere of candlelight and oil lamps as well as open-air
bush showers fueled by wood fires.
Umlani's traditional African reed and thatch huts will
not only provide you with all the comforts you need, but will also provide
you with an authentic experience of local tribal (Shangaan) architecture
and style, which blends in naturally with the environment.
Facilities
Umlani is renowned for their outstanding Shangaan rangers
and trackers, who will not only find you the game, but will also introduce
you to the wealth of flora, fauna, bird life and cultural heritage of
the region.
You will be taken out on two game drives per day, in open top land
rovers. The morning game drive will leave at dawn and the night drive
will leave in the late afternoon. There is always a ranger on stand-by
for an optional morning bush walk.
During the day you can go on short walks with the ranger after breakfast,
or lounge in the double hammocks around the swimming pool sipping your
favorite drink. Alternatively, laze away the day in our spacious bush
bar and deck overlooking the riverbed and watering hole. For exclusive
tranquility there is a tree house about 2.5 km’s from the camp
overlooking a dam, where we can leave you for an hour or two with blankets
and big comfortable pillows as well as a cooler box with drinks.
In the evening you will be treated to pre-dinner drinks in the traditional
Boma around the fire, followed by one of Umlani's award winning meals
in the candle lit dining room, or out in the open riverbed surrounded
by flares and cauldron fires.
Fauna and Flora
Umlani Bushcamp is an authentic African game lodge located in the Timbavati
Game Reserve, one of the oldest private nature reserves adjoining the
Kruger National Park. Timbavati Game Reserve was formed in the 1950's,
when a group of conservation minded private game park owners, on the
western boundary of the Kruger National Park, decided to pool their resources
for mutual benefit and to benefit the wildlife in the area. The individual
farms were consequently joined in order to form a wilderness area that
is today privately owned by 48 individual members.
Activities
Apart from the wildlife safari's there are some optional daytime activities
outside of the Timbavati Game Reserve that are accessible from Umlani
Bushcamp; which can be arranged by camp management. A transfer service
can also be organized to and from the Umlani Bushcamp to any of the following
activities:
There are some optional daytime activities outside the reserve, which
can be arranged by camp management. A transfer service can also be organized
to and from any of the listed activities below:
- A one hour microlight flight over the Klaserie Big Five Reserve
- Mafunyane Shangaan Cultural Village
- Early Morning Balloon Safaris
- White Water Rafting Trips
- Moholoholo Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre
- Monsoon Gallery and Curios Centre
- Horse Riding
- Ringetani Acornhoek Village Tour which includes tribal dancing,
tasting of traditional African foods, visiting a Sangoma (Traditional
healer), a traditional Shebeen and a local family. After which
you will head back to the camp for afternoon game drive.
From 1 January 2018, the Timbavati Private Nature Reserve will increase its Conservation Levy for
tourism from R215 (approximately $16.50) per person per stay, to R328 (approximately $25) per
person per day.
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